Alabama lawmakers are returning to Montgomery to begin the 2022 legislative session under the backdrop of looming elections and rising coronavirus cases.
Ahead of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s State of the State address, lawmakers returned to the State House Tuesday for the first day of the regular legislative session. Lawmakers have had April 4th circled on their calendars for a long time. Some of the Representatives tell Alabama News Network they’re excited to return and tackle some of the issues the state…
In his state of the state address, the Governor Robert Bentley said he wants to get rid of the state food tax. That’s been something that democrats have pushed for years. But Governor Bentley said the first step is to create a task force to look into exactly what that would do. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh was caught…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will use his State of the State address to lay out a plan for the state’s aging prison system that has come under scrutiny for overcrowding and violence. Bentley will propose a bond issue for prison construction to replace and consolidate existing prisons during his Tuesday night speech before lawmakers. The governor said in an interview…
